Though they had both thought they were ready for anything, Crystalin and
Kyrenomon sat in silence at the edge of the pond wondering what to do now.
Crystalin's memories were all running rampant inside her head, as
Kyrenomon's were inside hers. Because of the empathic tie between them,
each could see the other's painful memories and feel and hear everything
the other felt and saw in those misty shadows of the past. They sat for a
long time by the pond at the edge of the campsite, Crystalin sitting on the
blanket in front of Kyrenomon, who had put her legs on either side of
Crystalin. Kyrenomon's long tail was wrapped around Crystalin's upper arm
protectively. They sat there like twin statues, looking into a past full of
pain and emptiness that neither wanted to see, nor could they look away. A
slight breeze lifted fingers of Crystalin's hair and sent little waves
through Kyrenomon's fur, but still neither moved.
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Kari sat and watched the two DigiDestined after she finished packing her things. Neither had moved in over an hour and a half, and she was concerned. She could see the glistening trails left on the cheeks of both by the tears that rolled slowly down their faces as the pain inside their minds and hearts sought a way out. She sighed and turned to look for Gatomon, who had gone off to look for fruit. Instead she saw T.K. standing behind her watching the two as well. He looked at her for a moment, and she walked over and pulled him into her arms. He buried his face in her neck and sighed deeply.
"I didn't mean to do that to them. I want to apologize, but I dont think me going anywhere near Crystalin right now would be the safest thing. Kyrenomon might kill me."
Kari pushed him back a little and looked at his face, putting her forehead against his and cupping his face in her hands.
"I think they will be Ok. We just need to give them some space right now."
T.K. nodded and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her body against his. He knew she was right but still wished he could take back what he had done. He sighed and let go of her, stepping back.
"We're all ready now. We're just waiting on them."
Kari nodded and turned back to look at Kyrenomon and Crystalin. They had both moved, and were now hugging each other tightly. As she stood there and watched, Kyrenomon stood and helped Crystalin up. Kari smiled and nodded. It looked like they were going to be alright, for now.
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Kyrenomon stood and pulled Crystalin up behind her, supporting her partner whose legs were weak from spending so long on the ground. She heard Crystalin sigh deeply and looked at her partner's face. Crystalin's eyes were a clouded silver-blue color, and were not shifting their color as usual. Kyrenomon's face became filled with worry. This had happened before, when everyone. Was it to happen again? Kyrenomon wrapped her arms around Crystalin and hugged her tightly, and became more worried when her partner merely patted her back instead of hugging her.
"We need to move Kyrenomon. It is time to go."
Crystalin's eyes had no shine, no life to them. They were a flat silver- blue, and would not shift colors. Her long platinum hair had come free of its braids while she sat on the ground, and now it hung in loose waves down her back, the ends brushing her legs mid-calf. She pulled the necklace she always wore off and dropped it in a pocket of her jeans, then pulled something dark blue from her pack. Kyrenomon shook her head emphatically and tried to take the bundle from Crystalin, but her partner was too strong. Kyrenomon turned her head and looked down, her face full of defeat as the blue velvet wrapped item was slowly uncovered. Crystalin pulled the necklace that lay nested in sky-colored fabric from its resting place and put it around her neck. A silver chain, turned black somehow, but retaining its natural shine, hung around her neck now, a strange gem hung on it. The gem caught the light and sent it back in shivers of pale rainbows, the inner plexus of the crystal marked by something. Kyrenomon shuddered. The crystal that Crystalin had just put around her neck meant one thing. Her partner was prepared to die, and she did not care if she did.
"Do not fear it, Kyrenomon. You'll find a new partner and be happy if I go."
Kyrenomon looked at her partner, her eyes full of shock. Crystalin's silver eyes had become clear again, but they stayed silver, her pupils almost invisible. She looked back at Kyrenomon.
"I must do what is necessary. And now that its all here where I cant push it away."
Crystalin touched her right temple and sighed, her voice trailing off. The pain that ran rampant through her heart now was in control. She would do what she must to ensure that more deaths did not happen, even at loss of her life.
Kyrenomon shuddered and stepped over to stand beside her partner. She too, would do whatever was necessary. And she would not lose her partner if she could help it.
"Let us go then, and hope they are ready. I will stand by you Crystalin. If you fall, I fall."
Crystalin nodded grimly as they walked up the hill.
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Kari watched the pair walk towards her, noticing that something was different about the way they walked, the way they held themselves. everything. She noticed the dark crystal hanging around Crystalin's neck and wondered at it. She felt drawn to it, and when Crystalin saw her obvious interest, she smiled. So the girl was curious? Let her be.
"We're all ready to go, Crystalin." Kari said, her voice pleasant but curious. "What is that?"
Crystalin turned silver eyes on Kari, their silver depths totally reflective, like a mirror. Kari stood entranced for a moment, seeing herself trapped in the circle of Crystalin's eye until both blinked and broke the tie.
"Something I had hoped to never need again. This crystal contains the symbols of all the crests. Including the one we must try and stay away from the influence of."
Kari raised a brow and looked at Crystalin.
"And what crest is that?"
Crystalin turned her eyes back to Kari, her expression full of pain and anger.
"The Crest of Darkness."
Kari looked at Crystalin for a minute. It didn't REALLY exist, did it? But she had no time to ask as everyone came together and tried to set out. Finally Kyrenomon let loose a cat-like scream that silenced everyone, and Crystalin directed them on where they were going and who was to lead. She strode off, the rest of the DigiDestined following along behind.
Unbeknownst to all of them, they had been watched as soon as Crystalin put the dark necklace on. A small silver Digimon peeked its cat-like head out from a bush, sniffing the air. It walked cautiously into the clearing, and it was revealed as a small Kitsune-like Digimon, all silver except for white patches on ears, tails and face. Its large blue eyes regarded the DigiDestined who were getting smaller as they walked away. It murred once and walked along behind, cautiously sniffing the wind every few feet.
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Kari sat and watched the two DigiDestined after she finished packing her things. Neither had moved in over an hour and a half, and she was concerned. She could see the glistening trails left on the cheeks of both by the tears that rolled slowly down their faces as the pain inside their minds and hearts sought a way out. She sighed and turned to look for Gatomon, who had gone off to look for fruit. Instead she saw T.K. standing behind her watching the two as well. He looked at her for a moment, and she walked over and pulled him into her arms. He buried his face in her neck and sighed deeply.
"I didn't mean to do that to them. I want to apologize, but I dont think me going anywhere near Crystalin right now would be the safest thing. Kyrenomon might kill me."
Kari pushed him back a little and looked at his face, putting her forehead against his and cupping his face in her hands.
"I think they will be Ok. We just need to give them some space right now."
T.K. nodded and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her body against his. He knew she was right but still wished he could take back what he had done. He sighed and let go of her, stepping back.
"We're all ready now. We're just waiting on them."
Kari nodded and turned back to look at Kyrenomon and Crystalin. They had both moved, and were now hugging each other tightly. As she stood there and watched, Kyrenomon stood and helped Crystalin up. Kari smiled and nodded. It looked like they were going to be alright, for now.
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Kyrenomon stood and pulled Crystalin up behind her, supporting her partner whose legs were weak from spending so long on the ground. She heard Crystalin sigh deeply and looked at her partner's face. Crystalin's eyes were a clouded silver-blue color, and were not shifting their color as usual. Kyrenomon's face became filled with worry. This had happened before, when everyone. Was it to happen again? Kyrenomon wrapped her arms around Crystalin and hugged her tightly, and became more worried when her partner merely patted her back instead of hugging her.
"We need to move Kyrenomon. It is time to go."
Crystalin's eyes had no shine, no life to them. They were a flat silver- blue, and would not shift colors. Her long platinum hair had come free of its braids while she sat on the ground, and now it hung in loose waves down her back, the ends brushing her legs mid-calf. She pulled the necklace she always wore off and dropped it in a pocket of her jeans, then pulled something dark blue from her pack. Kyrenomon shook her head emphatically and tried to take the bundle from Crystalin, but her partner was too strong. Kyrenomon turned her head and looked down, her face full of defeat as the blue velvet wrapped item was slowly uncovered. Crystalin pulled the necklace that lay nested in sky-colored fabric from its resting place and put it around her neck. A silver chain, turned black somehow, but retaining its natural shine, hung around her neck now, a strange gem hung on it. The gem caught the light and sent it back in shivers of pale rainbows, the inner plexus of the crystal marked by something. Kyrenomon shuddered. The crystal that Crystalin had just put around her neck meant one thing. Her partner was prepared to die, and she did not care if she did.
"Do not fear it, Kyrenomon. You'll find a new partner and be happy if I go."
Kyrenomon looked at her partner, her eyes full of shock. Crystalin's silver eyes had become clear again, but they stayed silver, her pupils almost invisible. She looked back at Kyrenomon.
"I must do what is necessary. And now that its all here where I cant push it away."
Crystalin touched her right temple and sighed, her voice trailing off. The pain that ran rampant through her heart now was in control. She would do what she must to ensure that more deaths did not happen, even at loss of her life.
Kyrenomon shuddered and stepped over to stand beside her partner. She too, would do whatever was necessary. And she would not lose her partner if she could help it.
"Let us go then, and hope they are ready. I will stand by you Crystalin. If you fall, I fall."
Crystalin nodded grimly as they walked up the hill.
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Kari watched the pair walk towards her, noticing that something was different about the way they walked, the way they held themselves. everything. She noticed the dark crystal hanging around Crystalin's neck and wondered at it. She felt drawn to it, and when Crystalin saw her obvious interest, she smiled. So the girl was curious? Let her be.
"We're all ready to go, Crystalin." Kari said, her voice pleasant but curious. "What is that?"
Crystalin turned silver eyes on Kari, their silver depths totally reflective, like a mirror. Kari stood entranced for a moment, seeing herself trapped in the circle of Crystalin's eye until both blinked and broke the tie.
"Something I had hoped to never need again. This crystal contains the symbols of all the crests. Including the one we must try and stay away from the influence of."
Kari raised a brow and looked at Crystalin.
"And what crest is that?"
Crystalin turned her eyes back to Kari, her expression full of pain and anger.
"The Crest of Darkness."
Kari looked at Crystalin for a minute. It didn't REALLY exist, did it? But she had no time to ask as everyone came together and tried to set out. Finally Kyrenomon let loose a cat-like scream that silenced everyone, and Crystalin directed them on where they were going and who was to lead. She strode off, the rest of the DigiDestined following along behind.
Unbeknownst to all of them, they had been watched as soon as Crystalin put the dark necklace on. A small silver Digimon peeked its cat-like head out from a bush, sniffing the air. It walked cautiously into the clearing, and it was revealed as a small Kitsune-like Digimon, all silver except for white patches on ears, tails and face. Its large blue eyes regarded the DigiDestined who were getting smaller as they walked away. It murred once and walked along behind, cautiously sniffing the wind every few feet.